Wire-stretcher.



PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

S. ARMES. WIRE STRETGHER. APPLICATION FILED MAYSI. 1905.

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SCOTT ARMES, OF MONTGOMERY, INDIANA.

WlRE-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan; 9, 1906.

Application filed May 81,1906. Serial 110.268.088-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ScoTT ARMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montgomcry, in the county of Daviess, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in WVireStretchers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wire-stretchers, and has for its object toprovide a device of this nature especially adapted for stretchingwoven-wire fence, which will be extremely simple, easy of operation, andcheap of man ufaeture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that changes 'in the specificconstruction shown and described may be made within the scope of theclaim and that any suitable. materials may be used without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present stretcher in use. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section through the wire engaging boards, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. a section through the face-plate.

Referring now to the drawings, the. present invention comprises aface-plate 5, having an opening 6 therein in which there is slidablyengaged for longitudinal movement a threaded rod 7, formed of suitablemetal, which is bifurcated at one end, the resulting spaced portionsbeing turned outwardly and rearwardly to form hooks 8, with which areengaged the rearward ends of chains 9.

A pair of wire-engaging plates 10 are provided, havingvertically-arranged series of perforations 11 therein, and these platesare disposed parallel to each other, the openings 11 registering for thereception of attachingbolts 12. With the uppermost and lowermost ofthese bolts 12 there are engaged the spaced legs 14 of yokes 15, havingeyes 16, in which hooks 17, carried by the forward ends of the chains 9,are engaged. The legs 14 are engaged with the bolts 12 exteriorly ofFig. 3 is.

5 and surrounds the opening 6 for the reception of a washer 19, which isengaged with the rod 7 and which receives thereagainst the inner end ofan interiorly-threaded sleeve 20, which is engaged with the rod 7 andwhich has a crank 21 formed integral therewith by means of which it maybe rotated.

In use the attaching-bolts 12 are disengaged to permit of separation ofthe plates 10 after which these plates are disposed against the oppositesides of a piece of wire fabric 22, which is to be stretched. The hooks17 having been engaged in the eyes 16 and the yokes having been engagedwith their bolts 12, the chains 9 are engaged with the hooks S and therod 7 is passed through an opening 23 in a supporting-post 2 1, theface-plate 5 being then engaged with the rod at the opposite side of thepost from the plates 10. The sleeve 20 is afterward engaged with the rodand may be rotated, as will be readily understood, to draw the rodthrough the post and face-plate to stretch the fence.

\Vhat is claimed is As an article of manufacture a wirestretchercomprising a faceplate having an opening therethrough, said openingbeing enlarged at one end, a washer disposed in said enlargement, athreaded rod slidably and removably engaged in the opening and washer, athreaded sleeve removably engaged with the rod and bearing against thewasher, a rotating. crank formed integral with the sleeve, said rodbeing bifurcated at one end and having its resultant spaced portionsturned outwardly and in the direction of the other end of the rod toform hooks, chains removably engaged with the hooks, hooks carried bythe chains, wire-engaging plates adapted for the reception of' fencingtherebetween,attaching-bolts engaged in the plates, and yokes removablyengaged with certain of said bolts, the second-named hooks being engagedwith the yokes.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SCOTT ARMES.

WVitnesses DANIEL R. HOPKINS, PARKER CAMPBELL.

